A Clockwork Orange (1971) colour palette
Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Shot by John Alcott
- #2f2e2fdark grey · 8.8%
- #f7f7f7near white · 7.8%
- #d5d3d0light grey · 6.3%
- #0c0c0enear black · 5.9%
- #4d4c49dark grey · 3.1%
- #e5d8cbpale orange · 2.8%
A Clockwork Orange (1971), shot by John Alcott, runs muted and warm, measured across 64 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and blue. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f2e2f), covering 8.8% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.365 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.247 — more saturated than 48% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.495 — brighter than 93% of ranked films
Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the A Clockwork Orange page →
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